him.” After pondering these words Joseph
Now, I know what you’re thinking: “I will
knew that he needed to ask God for help
never get an answer like that!” But here’s
in making his choice. He showed his faith
the thing. You will! You do! Every time you
by his actions, finding a quiet place to
feel the Holy Ghost guide you or prompt
pray. Because of this great faith and confi-
you, that is our Heavenly Father helping
dence that God would answer, He did.
you know what to do. The key is that we
have to show our faith in our actions. Jo-
“I saw two Personages, whose brightness
seph Smith prayed. Nephi returned for the
and glory defy all description, standing
plates. The stripling warriors went to war.
above me in the air. One of them spake
Alma and the Sons of Mosiah preached
unto me, calling me by name and said,
the gospel. They showed faith every time
pointing to the other - This is My Beloved
they prayed, studied, preached, worked,
Son. Hear Him!” (JS-H 1:17) Joseph’s
and kept the commandments. The bless-
great faith allowed a miracle to take place.
ing of that faith was the guidance and
He saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
knowledge from God. In Moroni 7:33 the
And they gave Joseph the guidance and
Lord has promised that, “If ye will have
direction that he was seeking.
faith in me ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me.” That’s a
I am a daughter of
Heavenly Father,
who loves me.
I have faith in His
eternal plan,
which centers on
Jesus Christ,
my Savior.
promise to you! To me! If we have faith
then God will bless us with power to fulfill
the plan He has for us.
Some days we’ll feel like life is a chess
game - not being able to see ahead and
not sure of the moves or choices we
should make. But I promise you that God
is always there. He has a plan for you and
as you exercise faith in Him through
prayer, scripture study, and obeying His
commandments, He will help you see far
enough ahead in the plan to not be discouraged and to know that you are His
daughter with great things in store for you.
by marci preece